Release Notes for Urtuk: The Desolation

Patch 1.0.0+91 (17/01/22)

Changelog v.1.0.0+63 -> v.1.0.0+91

• Patience - now auto unlocks at level 15 for any class (QoL feature)
• Capping recovery time to 20 days for all diff.
• Prisoner calamity: the prisoner should now have a banner to make him better visible/distinct from common enemy
• Crystal skin (v3): disabled when acid applied
• Added new option when it's about time to absorb a mutator - now you can 'grow' it, meaning increasing the underlying trait level by one at 1/2 absorption days cost.
• fixed tooltip overlapping in Campaign start screen
• bugfix: winning with Necroreavers/Shattered will now unlock the new start mutators
• 'Growing' mutators - now can be applied only to scalable ones
• russian loc.updates
• fixed a bug with weaponmaster quest where some unit's would not get the Soldier perk upon successfull completion of quest
• french loc.updates
• Weaponmaster quest - when you free the master, he will also now grant the Soldier perk to a random armoured unit in your current battle roster
• Valdor outpost and Weaponmaster quest have now better items rewards
• Desolation diff.: recovery times reduced by apx.20%
• weaponmaster quests now have double chance to occur
• Birdy, Revitalizer and Weaking Criticals - small buffs
• absorp. slots increased 1->2 for classes with just one.
• text fixes (diff. explanations)
• Protector - hp cost lowered 10% -> 1%
• french loc.fix
• text fixes
• Prisoners calamity: increased the frequency; spiked thorns won't grow onto higher(2+) elevated hexes anymore
• Crystal skin rework: Now, consecutive hits on the same current turn deal 70% less damage. The name of the trait is now 'Crystal Skin III' (ie. 3rd version).
• small fix (absorp.slots kept at 1 for some classes)
• Swamp shaman: replaced Improvizer with Cleansing
• Crystal skin now works only with normal damage hits.
• Revitalizer: adjusted heal values and now upon full focus, gain some stamina back.
• Traders selling medicine quest: reduced enemy mobs by 10%, villagers got Speeder.
• some high tier rewards have been reduced in quality (weaponmaster & valdor outpost quests)
• boulder pathfinding: now death pits are considered as 'obstacle', thus boulder cannot bypass it.
• Epic/Deso difficulties changes: now for player HP, stamina, attack and focus gain the penalties are -10% for epic and -15% for desolation.
• The healing penalties stay same (-40% for epic and -56% for deso).
• Shield ally re-work: now shielding unit will receive 50% of damage (even can be killed!), stamina cost lowered to 40, and 'Shield ally' ability won't end your turn anymore
• minor fix (shield ally NPC)
• bugfix (shield ally)
• Shield Ally: reduced DR 50% -> 30%, and increased stamina cost 40->60
• focus ability icons gx updates, 'wait', 'undo' icons gx updates
• resource icons updates
• Deathcatcher: added 'Heavy charge' trait for epic/deso difficulties
• some icons updates
• Small fix
• Werebeast axeman icon fix, beasts faction: now you get also human mercs in battles
• Throwing/flipping a unit onto 'Spiked pillar' will kill it instantly (like barricade)
• russian loc.updates

Patch 1.0.0+62 (24/04/21)

Changelog v.1.0.0+59 -> v.1.0.0+62

• Strong VS Bleeding: renamed to 'Bloody' and also now triggers against Necro bleeding targets
• Necro blood: now after entering the infected tile, the blood disapears
• bugfix: Bashing into barricades from 2 hex dist.
• falling from high ground (3+ elev.levels) when you're shatterproof won't now void applying immobilized anymore.
• Necroreaver game-win: new unlocks - Masochist, Bloodless and Colossus
• Cleansing: now also removes necro blood
• Attempt to fix tooltips in overworld map not fitting the screen viewport
• bugfix: necro unlocks muts
• status icons gx improvements
• Engagement: small bugfix
• small bugfix
• Amos: raised his alcohol addiction by 50%
• Vampire unlocks: replaced Masochist with 'Vampire's Speed'
• minor updates & improvements

Patch 1.0.0+58 (24/04/21)

Changelog v.1.0.0+49 -> v.1.0.0+58

• Added 'black & white' ability icons option (can be set in Game Settings)
• Necroreavers: added new trait "Necro blood", reduced their HP.
• french loc.updates
• gx updates
• status effect icons UI update
• bugfix (traps hidden)
• Status icons: now they are drawn only once per type, so if you have multiple effects of same type (like 'extra hit'), only one icon of this type is drawn.
• Also added 'Black & white' status icons draw option (via the Game Setting).
• Added Necroreavers to starter party (unlocks when you reach zone 4)
• Necro Blood: reduced duration 3 -> 1
• Zones size reduced by 30%
• Forsaken fortress removed from 1st zone
• Every vampire should have 'Super healing'
• Stunned icon moved to other location to not overlap status icons
• russian loc.updates
• Deathcatcher: reduced his base AGI for lower difficulties (expl., adv., veteran) to make his crazy charge-jumps a bit less frustrating for newer players
• reduced absorption times by 25% (11,22,33)
• beast turtle gx fixes (helmet)
• Necro blood stacking fix

Patch 1.0.0+47 (10/04/21)

Changelog v.1.0.0+33 -> v.1.0.0+47

• When boulder falls onto a character from high ground (min. 2 elev.levels) - he is killed instantly (like death pit)
• When character is pushed onto barricade from high ground (min. 2 elev.levels) - he is killed instantly (like death pit)
• text fixes
• fort update (map12)
• Brilliant mind: reduced HP cost 25% -> 16%
• bugfix
• Boulder AI improv.
• Boulders can now be pushed off a clif (min. 2 elev.levels higher) onto an adjacent enemy for an instant kill
• bash-barricade fixes
• bash anim. updates
• UI ability icons (17 out of 33): updated visuals
• Added a bunch of traits for classes for Desolation diff: - Valdor crossbow elites: irresistible force
  • Valdor assassin elites: assassin's retreat
  • Werebeast hound: default hastening crits or karwla speed (very stat hungry)
  • Vampire ghoul: heavy attack default
  • Cultist archers: brilliant mind
  • Cultist spear guard (caged head) elites: devil's pact, unextractable. (suicide bomber unit, has to be killed with bleed/poison/spikes/death pits etc.)
  • Beast Turtle: default flagrant or cleansing
  • Elite beast porcupines: acid
• fort maps updates (12, 14)
• UI ability icons update (completed)
• Slaughterer: damage increase up to 65% (was 75%)
• Lyncher: now per focus-reach damage is incerased by 7%(was 10%) up to max. 70%.
• chinesse loc.updates, 'Scout' mission is now parto of 'Scavenge' mission.
• fort map (14) update
• small updates (added mmissing deso traits)
• Lyncher: reverted back last change: now dmg per focus reach=10% and capped at 100%
• Russian loc.updates
• Villages cornered quest: small update
• Mission (scout) fix
• on taming target also remove Taunted effect
• Flipping onto barricade (min. 2 elev. levels lower from the thrower) will kill target
• Aegis effect blocking now disables UNDO
• replaced 'Aegis' consumption sound
• Added 'stucked dead unit' fixer
• Executioner: now applies 50% bonus damage (was 100%).
• Assassin's mark: when triggered, ranged units won't trigger strongVS.
• Repose won't trigger if you're stunned
• Earthquake: small fix
• Stun recovery fix
• small fix (early disappearing of dead unit)
• another attempt: small fix (early disappearing of dead unit)
• text improvements
• minor fix (ram)
• Champion trait: increased hp gain 10% -> 20% and damage 10% -> 15%
• text fixes
• Cultist spear(caged): removed Devil's pact
• polish loc.
• french loc.
• Devil's pact rework: When receiving a lethal blow, deal 99% of attacker's current HP to the attacker as pure damage, leaving him at a minimum of 1% HP.
• Cultist spear(caged) elites: they get Devil's Pact
• russian loc.updates
• Flagrant: now the effect is added on any damage (was normal only)
• Increased max. absorption slots for: Monk, Assassin (human + scavenger), Swamp shaman, Forsaken Axeman,Necro javelinier, Necro abomination, Porcupine
• Bash ability fix
• Revenants: added +1 absorption slot

Patch 1.0.0+31 (27/03/21)

Changelog v.1.0.0+20 -> v.1.0.0+31

• bugfix: Amos takes his wage (alcohol) weekly now (did not work)
• Immortal - changed the full-hp regen from 4 to 2 turns
• Necromancer: max DR reduced 99% -> 95%
• fix: Evasion should work now, only when a melee enemy apporaches you (previously any enemy)
• fix: if enemy's Evasion triggers (upon entering his ZoC), you won't be able to UNDO movement
• french loc.updates
• russian loc.updates
• Added and updated lots of new sound for human pain/death, abilities, effects, foc.abilities
• Added 50+ new human names
• sounds updates (aegis, strongVS)
• UI work
• Ram: AI should not kill itself when ramming
• Evasion: improved logic
• small bugfix (OnBattleStarted executed sometimes multiple times resulting in Delirium killing unit)
• sounds updates
• UI work, minor fix
• re-fix of: small bugfix (OnBattleStarted executed sometimes multiple times resulting in Delirium killing unit)
• russian loc.updates
• added some Debug functions
• Elusive trait: now grants immunity also against immobilizing
• russian loc.updates
• Added new fort map (kitten)
• Beastmaster quest: reduced map size and made it more 'flatten'
• Beastmaster quest: last wave is spawning in east
• map gen. improvements
• UI updates
• raised Amos alcohol base wage 6 -> 10
• Blood Strength: now the bonus damage is calculated from base(unmodified) damage. Unmodified means flat damage without applying any trait dmg-modifiers like Masochist, Lyncher, .. This should stop acquiring huge amounts of dmg when BS was applied multiple times with many trait dmg-modifiers.
• fort(kitten) updates
• uplift ability: now can throw enemy up to 2 elevation levels higher.
• text improv.
• Added new human 'pain' sounds
• Earthquake: now 'unreachable islands' should automatically change into death pits
• UI icons update
• center village (yellow hexes) fix for map generation
• Capture village (yellow hexes): minor fix (allies should now 100% spawn)
• small fix (earthquake)
• small fix: Immobilize should now apply for max 1 turn
• Throat cutter: reduced cost
• Valdor Piercer: now also adds +20 CONC
• Weakened status effect now is projected into 'calculated damage' in the tooltip
• Flagrant: reduced cost 88->44 life essence

Patch 1.0.0+19 (23/03/21)

Changelog v.1.0.0+1 -> v.1.0.0+19

• Rejuvenation foc.ability: increased buff 100% -> 150%
• Massacre: on last wave a bounty hunter will join you and if you win/he survives, then will join party
• Added 'com.badlogic.gdx.utils.GdxRuntimeException: Couldn't load file:' error to Debug discord msgs; text - updates
• Added 'error loading pixmap' error to Debug discord msgs
• Necromancer: gets Bloodless trait
• Final battle fix: can't respawn boulders as revenants
• Urtuk mutation: added First strike to his pool; Berserker Duelyst and Duelyst focus ability: both now won't trigger against stunned or out-of-breath targets. Also, attacker gains 25% damage reduction in duel.

Bugfixes

• CampaignAdvisor additions
• Immobilizing effect: now cannot stack over 1 turn
• Beast preserv. damage recovery buff: increased 10%->20%
• Werebeast hound, puller, warrior: increased absorp.slots 1->2
• Added setting for Hardware/Software mouse cursor. Now defaults to hardware (ie. system), can be changed in Game Settings
• Adding new game settings: "Disable mouse edge map scrolling"
• text improv. on Werebeast/Vampire classes
• Urtuk mutations: Flagrant & Quick reflexes lvl increased 4 -> 8
• Hastening crits: base reduced to 10; Tiring crits: base reduced to -15
• text improv.
• Maximum Force fix: now won't stun shatterproof units anymore
• boss classes cannot become vamps/werebeasts
• russian loc.updates
• Boss tooltips in campaign map: they will now disappear if you moved to next zone
• bugfix for immobilize > 2 turns
• Retreating soldiers: improved map gen (now your units will reach allies in 1-2 turns)
• Massacre: the bounty hunter who joins you after 3rd won battle will have player's party lvl
• Armour damage projection (tooltip) fix
• Traitor mission: reduced enemy count by 15%
• Amos: now he will demand alcohol as his wage after 4th battle.
• Vampire virus: added notification when unit will turn into vamp (7 days before)
• Allied ranged units won't fire if friendly fire involved
• Evasion: will now trigger only if enemy walks into melee range
  minor updates
• Agressor (revenant start) - won't banish recruited revenants anymore
• fix: if unit enters trap, he can't undo movement
• french local.updates
• Weaponsmith: better error messages when equiping invalid gear
• Shield Ally: stamina cost 60 -> 65
• Beast Porcupine Changes:
• Blowpipe --> Javelins
• Nerve Sense --> Poisonous Criticals
• Toxic Cloud --> poison for 1 turn and only against unarmored
• Added chainmail
• Fast recov 2 from elites --> to birdy
• Rhino: added Thick skin + Rage (deso only)
• Added new savanna visuals (rock, bush)